Date:1830 - 1844 (c.)
Description:Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist Robert William Buss for his final painting entitled The Mock Mayor. The townsfolk of Newcastle-under-Lyme elected a 'mock mayor' in a parody of the formal election that took place among the town's councillors. The bucking donkey can be seen in the final painting.
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This oil painting by James Hulse c. 1839 shows the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...
William Cartwright was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1860-1861. A studio head ...
John Gallimore, wearing robes and chains of office. Gallimore was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
The Mayor Choosing Ceremony of 1896 saw Francis Stanier elected as Mayor Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
Taken in 1913 this photograph shows the Guildhall and market place on the High Street ...
This is a very interesting view of the High Street as it is much changed today. ...
The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The newly ...
This view of The Castle Hotel that stood on the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
Watercolour signed by Alf Fallows and dated 1995 depicting the Guildhall clock and ...
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Creators: Mr Robert William Buss - Creator
Image courtesy of: Mr Joseph Mayer
Donor ref:Nm.2008.363 / PAC169-88 (22/22988)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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